morgens

in the morning

adverb MOR-gens Less Common

Also means

every morning

Usage Note

morgens is the adverb for habitual mornings, unlike morgen (tomorrow) and der Morgen (the morning noun). The adverbial -s signals recurrence: morgens trinke ich Kaffee. Combine as morgens um acht for a clock time.

Examples

"Morgens jogge ich immer durch den Park."

Natural Translation

In the morning I always jog through the park.

Literal Translation

Mornings jog I always through the park.

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